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· Comment
Three problems with Nadhim Zahawi’s invitation to revolt over online learning
The Secretary of State for Education says he’s giving students upset about Zoom lectures his “full backing”. Jim Dickinson wonders whether he really means it.
· Comment
21 things we learned from December’s OfS Board Papers
OfS had a board meeting on 2 December 2021. The papers are out, and Jim Dickinson and David Kernohan have picked out the choicest morsels for your delight
With David Kernohan
· SUs · Members
Twenty (seven) questions
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· SUs
What is a fair SU election anyway?
It’s (almost) students’ union election season – as the slow process of converting initial interest or sparks of talent into a viable candidacy gathers apace. There’s been lots of focus over the past few years on turnout
· Comment
Having rights and career ambitions doesn’t make you a bad student
Jim Dickinson reviews research that finds that students who view themselves as consumers have worse academic outcomes than their peers
· Wonk Corner
Chris Millward tells us what he really thinks
Improvements to access shouldn’t be about lowering entry grades to get in only to see those students drop out. Nor should it be about expensive foundation years. Universities should be intervening to improve pupil attain
· Comment
The government has picked over £1,000 from the pockets of lower income students’ families
How much do we expect parents to pay when it comes to higher education participation? Jim Dickinson runs the numbers for England
· Wonk Corner
Universities have no excuse for not teaching face-to-face, says Nadhim Zahawi
If you were pleased that your 2022 timeline had thus far been free of “face to face teaching” discourse, Sunday morning brought bad news.
· SUs · Members
Time for strategy time
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Higher education assessment is in choas – here’s how to stop it becoming a crisis
Is it wise to carry out a lot of assessment over the next few weeks – and where will we be on assessment after Omicron? Jim Dickinson sets out a case for change
· SUs · Members
Webinar: Creating a sense of belonging
· Policy Watch
The new NSS will leave you asking why
The Office for Students has published proposed new questions for the National Student Survey for 2023. David Kernohan and Jim Dickinson want answers.
With David Kernohan
· Wonk Corner
The government is going to decide who is on the governing body
There are some interesting developments on higher education governance in the (Republic of) Ireland, with a big row brewing over autonomy.
· Comment
How to avoid disruption to learning in January
As the new term looms, Jim Dickinson considers how best to approach operating higher education during the Omicron wave
· Wonk Corner
You get an ology, you’re a scientist
I know what you were thinking when you emerged from that lie-in this morning. Will Maureen Lipman ever be funny again?
· SUs · Members
It’s all coming up
With Wonkhe SUs explainer
· Comment
Ten notes of caution on making the mental health charter mandatory
Ministers are demanding that universities take part in a previously voluntary scheme on student mental health. Jim Dickinson is worried
· Wonk Corner
Free speech Bills are like buses, etc
One of the greatest threats to our freedom and liberties is the cancel culture promoted by the the small but vocal woke brigade. We will strengthen human rights laws to enshrine this freedom.
· SUs
It’s all coming up – 12 things for SUs think about in 2022
In any academic year, things happen. Sometimes those things are related to manifesto promises and SU strategic plans. Sometimes they’re not. Some years you get to focus all year on your priorities. Some years you don’t.
· SUs · Members
Housing a crisis
With Wonkhe SUs explainer